Gender Statistics

Research Says: Sexism Lives on Screen

Title: Research Says: Sexism Lives on Screen Study: The Status of Women in the US Media, 2014 (Women's Media Center, 2014) Finding: While women in general are under-represented in movies, radio, TV and digital forms of media, women of color are more dramatically absent and the sports news coverage...

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Research Summary: Women Angel Investors

Title: Women Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs Are Doing Well Study: The Angel Investor Market in Q1Q2 2011: A Return to the Seed Stage (Sohl, Center for Venture Research 2011) Finding: While the number of women in the investment biz is still small, their capitalization rate is strong. Note about...

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Research Summary: Women in the Workforce (BLS Data)

Study: Women in the Labor Force - A Databook (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013) Finding: Women's participation in the workforce is vibrant, substantial and growing. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers not affiliated with InPower Women. Our Research...

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Research Summary: Women Owned Small Business

Title: Women-Owned Small Businesses Growing Quickly Study: Women-Owned Companies (Phillips, American City Business Journals 2011) Finding: Women-owned small businesses are the fastest-growing segment of the business market. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by...

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Research Says: Women and Entrepreneurship

Study: Human Capital and Women's Business Ownership (SBA Office of Advocacy, 2008, Hackler, Harpel, Mayer, 2008) Finding: Women are one of the fastest growing segments of the entrepreneurial business sector, having more education, more managerial experience and greater willingness to expand...

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